- Author: Brad Hanson
For the past couple of years, an important postemergence herbicide active ingredient, glufosinate-ammonium, used in orchards and vineyards has been in pretty short supply (see my earlier post about Rely 280 scarcity).
This was largely due to supply issues caused by unexpectedly high demand in the South and Midwest due by herbicide resistant weeds (particularly Palmer amaranth). The resulting manufacturer supply bottleneck has caused a few weed management challenges (and high prices for limited supply!) in some regions of the state, particularly for growers dealing with our own glyphosate-resistant weed problems in trees and...
- Author: Brad Hanson
- Author: Guy B Kyser
The City of Davis is hosting a pest management seminar Thursday morning at the Veteran's Memorial Theater. Is this too grim for my opening slide (the day before Halloween)?
- Author: Brad Hanson
I was forwarded this great article written by Barry Tickes, an Area Agricultural Agent with the Yuma Ag Center and part of the University of Arizona and Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station.
With Barry's permission, I've posted his explanation of "lift off" or "codistillation" of herbicides. The article and other is in that issue of Vegetable IPM Updates can be found
- Author: Gale Perez
Helena Chemical Company is seeking an R & D manager who supervises all research and development activities within Northern California territory. This position is based in Chico, CA and ranges south to Merced, CA. This position requires management responsibility of field staff, organizes and implements field, greenhouse, and laboratory research and the communication of results in scientific meetings, field demonstrations and with sales and marketing staff. Research activities will be conducted with Helena's proprietary and other industry standard and experimental products.
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